Clean on Appearance
27/08/2019 10am – 2pm: “Support worker arrived at 10am and was greeted by the consumer. They introduced themselves and the consumer showed the support worker around. Consumer was eating breakfast so SW (support worker) sat and chatted. Afterwards the consumer showed the SW what chores he will need help with such as washing as the […]
What It’s Like to Be An Interabled Couple, and More with Shane Burcaw and Hannah Aylward
Shane Burcaw and Hannah Aylward are content creators living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, documenting their lives as an interabled couple online. Together, they share a YouTube channel, Squirmy and Grubs which has acquired over 600,000 subscribers in just under two years, where they openly discuss their journey together as an engaged couple. Shane, a writer, public […]
How Even Good-Hearted Allyship Can Be Harmful to Your Disabled Friends
The stigma surrounding disability and chronic illness is so deeply rooted in society that it can thrive while still perfectly concealed by its normalization. It is so concealed that when a disabled person dares to bring it up or call it out, they are quickly dismissed and silenced by how certain ableds are that ableism […]
My First Partner Left Me Because of My Disability
This is about how abled people can be flakes, and my ex-boyfriend is a jerk, yes, but also how my reality is considered a worst-case scenario for some people. It’s a terrifying what-if, a possibility so terrible and with such frightening ramifications that my ex partner had to run to save himself. The surprising thing: […]